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Series highlights: Mikael Granlund single-handedly gives the Stars victory

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated May 14, 2025 10:01 AM ET

The NHL playoffs continue.

Last night, there was only one game on the menu, and it was between the Stars and the Jets. The Jets had a chance to tie the series, and the Stars could take a 3-1 lead.

And it was the Dallas club that came out on top in Game #4 by a score of 3-1, pushing the Western champions to within one game of elimination.

In the Stars’ victory, it’s not complicated: Mikael Granlund was the hero. The Finn scored all three of his team’s goals, which (obviously) made the difference.

The Jets could do nothing.

Granlund 3, Jets 1.

The Finn completes his hat trick with a PLOMB on the powerplay #NHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/7JRXOf42wC

– RDS (@RDSca) May 14, 2025

Interestingly, the only guys with a second-round hat trick (so far) this season are Finns from the Stars: Mikko Rantanen and Mikael Granlund.

And as Guillaume Villemaire mentions on Twitter, 21 of the Stars’ last 23 playoff goals have involved Finns. That’s quite something.

Game #4 WInnipeg vs Dallas by the numbers pic.twitter.com/ocvQL630od

– Guillaume Villemaire (@GVillemaire13) May 14, 2025

In other words, the Jets now face elimination. The best club in the regular season could be going home much sooner than expected.

And if the trend continues, it’s going to happen.

I say that because the Jets have lost their last nine games away. And with a potential Dallas game left in the series and the Stars seemingly on a mission….

Let’s just say that if the Jets could count on their goalie, it would help. No?